Facing History 6-8
Units
And
Essential
Questions
UNIT 1
Title: The Individual and Society
E.Q: How does society shape the
ways we perceive ourselves and
others?
UNIT 2
Title: We and They
E.Q: How do societies throughout
history define membership?
UNIT 3
Title: Choices and Consequences
E.Q: How did World War I
heighten divisions between “we”
and “they” among people and
nations?
UNIT 4
Title: The Fragility of Democracy
E.Q: How did democracy fail in
Germany in the 1920s?
UNIT 5
Title: The National Socialist
Revolution
E.Q: Which factors made it
possible for the Nazis to transform
Germany into a dictatorship?
UNIT 6
Title: Conformity and Consent in the
National Community
E.Q: Which factors influenced Germans
in the 1930s to conform, if not consent,
to the Nazi vision for society, and what
were the consequences for those
excluded from that vision.
UNIT 7
Title: Open Aggression and World
Responses
E.Q: Which dilemmas did world leaders
face as Nazi Germany began taking
aggressive action against neighboring
countries and individuals in the late
1930s?
UNIT 8
Title: A War for Race and Space
E.Q: How did Germany impose a
new order on Europe based on
Nazi racial ideology during the
first two years of World War II?
UNIT 9
Title: The Holocaust
E.Q: What is the history of the
Holocaust and how can we reflect on the
human behavior revealed in the choices of
perpetrators, bystanders, resisters and
rescuers?
UNIT 10
Title: Judgment and Justice
E.Q: How do we examine the nature of
judgment, forgiveness, and justice, and
learn about the challenges of deciding
on an adequate response to the crimes
of the Holocaust.
UNIT 11
Title: Legacy and Memory
E.Q: How do the legacies of the
Holocaust and World War II
continue to influence our lives
today?
UNIT 12
Title: Choosing to Participate
E.Q: How do we take action to make
the world a more just, compassionate
place, and consider the ways we can
participate as caring citizens of the
world?